Critical Injury

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Action Required

  1. Administer first aid treatment.

  2. Call 911.

  3. Notify Administrator/Designate immediately of the accident.

  4. Secure, barricade or isolate the scene.
    Leave the scene intact - do not clean up.

  5. Notify the Health and Safety Department immediately.
    905-327-8624 - Do not leave voicemail message. If still unable to contact the Health and Safety Officer and/or the Assistant Health and Safety Officer, please call the Ministry of Labour office to report the critical injury. 1-877-202-0008

Injury Reporting: Who is Injured?

DSBN Staff
Student or Visitor

Description

Ontario regulation 834 (under the Occupational Health and Safety Act) defines a critical injury to any person as the following:

  • places life in jeopardy,
  • produces unconsciousness,
  • results in a substantial loss of blood,
  • involves the fracture of a leg, arm, hand or foot, but not a finger or toe,
  • involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot, but not a finger or toe,
  • consists of burns to a major portion of the body, or
  • causes the loss of sight in an eye.

POLICY/PROCEDURE REFERENCE
Administrative Procedure 1-25: Injury/Accident Procedure (Student, Visitor, and Staff Non-Critical and Critical Injuries)
Administrative Policy 5-02 : Reporting Workplace Accidents
Administrative Policy 7-4: Insurance Incidents and Issues - Appendix. A
Online Incident Report - OSBIE